Good point about Scooby, and welcome back Ben.
However, I think they won't take the mask of smokey until the end, for the people who casually watch Lost, don't listen to podcasts, and don't stew about the show on forums like this. Those answers are for us.

That will be real cool when we see him shapeshift into someone unexpected. I'm hoping Hulk Hogan, who then drops a leg on one of the Others and saves Kate from trouble. What do you think about that Brutha.